Recent Releases
[This list cites CD’s by NMC subscribers, associates, and advertisers. All NMC supporters are invited to submit the information pertaining to their latest CD or DVD releases and indicate, if applicable, the website where that information is documented by the record label. Key: Subject’s name is in upper case; instrument is indicated if a performer. Album titles/series names are single-quoted, underlined (and italicized if also the title of a selection). “Others”=other composers; “more”=more of same composer; “+” = each unnamed work; “Pfmd”=Performed by…; “other pfmrs”=other performers; “Subt”=subtitled. Labels advertising in NMC are in bold. Occasionally, a CD is re-listed if we recognize a new “NMC-er” in it not previously cited.]
ACHER, Yael: Suite for the Spirits; Cinematique ++, on ‘La Belle Ombre’; +Hindemith. Acher (flute). Capstone CPS-8768
BLAND, William: Sonatas #4, #14, on ‘Piano Sonatas,’ more. Bland, piano. Bridge 9223
BROCKMAN, Jane: Tagore Songs; 4 others on ‘Far-Off World.’ Capstone, CPS8761
BURWASSER, Daniel: Flux; Wm. Thomas McKinley: Lightening; 4 others on ‘New Century Series, Vol. 18.‘ MMC 2147
CHEN YI: As In A Dream. 4 others, on ‘East Meets West.‘ Judith Kellock (soprano). Other perfs. Albany Troy 885
COATES, Gloria: ‘Symphonies #1, 7 and 14.’ Rotter, Henzold, Poppen, conductors, Siegerland Orch., Bavarian RSO, Munich Chamber Orch., Naxos 8.559289
DUO 46 (Violin & guitar): Jorge Liderman:‘Aires de Sefared.’ Albany Troy 829
HOWE, JR., Hubert S.: Fantasy on the Square Roots of 2 and 3; 5 more, on ‘Temperamental Music and Created Sounds.‘ Capstone CPS-8771
KELLOCK, Judith (soprano): (See CHEN YI and ΒΆ below)
McKINLEY, W. Thos. (See BURWASSER)
SATTERWHITE, Marc: ‘Witnesses of Time.’ Epitafio, 3 more. Centaur, CRC 2816.
VUKSIC, Cesar (composer-pianist): Tangos, Etudes, Preludes by Vuksic, Debussy; Chopin. 4-Tay, CD 4017
More on Judith Kellock’s new CD: This unique disc features the artistry of soprano Judith Kellock in works by composers either American-born (Womack, Moss and Askim), or now an American citizen (Chen Yi) or born and active in Japan (Hosokawa). These works show each composer’s fascination with Asian culture, primarily that of China and Japan as well as settings of Vietnamese poetry (Askim’s Spring Essence). Judith Kellock has been described in the press as “a singer of rare intelligence and vocal splendor, with a voice of indescribable beauty.” A primary influence in her musical life was the late Jan DeGaetani, with whom she studied for many years. Ms. Kellock has been featured with the St. Louis Symphony, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Brooklyn Philharmonic, the New World Symphony and many more. Highly acclaimed for her song recitals and chamber music performances, she is also sought after by composers for her interpretation of contemporary music. Ms. Kellock has also sung major operatic roles in Italy and Greece, toured with the Opera Company of Boston and performed with the Mark Morris Dance Company. She serves on the performing faculty of Cornell University, and is much in demand as a master class teacher.
[This note on Judith Kellock begins a new “featurette” in which we will highlight some of the press comments on CDs listed in Recent Releases which we have not had the opportunity to personally audition. Although most of the text here hails from Albany Records, it is a hint of what will come, mainly critical comments from the independent musical press.]
